DA7 postcode area guide — Bexley

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Broadband & internet speeds in DA7

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the DA7 postcode district (Bexley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 627 postcodes Ofcom measures in DA7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.4%.

Around 0% of premises in DA7 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in DA7

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Mobile signal around Bexley

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bexley district (106,074 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in DA7

Police recorded 369 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DA7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in DA7

Based on 320 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DA7 is £465,000, up 1.1% on the previous year (£460,000).

Latest recorded sales in DA7

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Bexley demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Bexley district (246,472 residents, 95,300 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around DA7

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in DA7

130 rated food businesses operate in DA7. 90 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abi Express, Ace Computers, Adelaide Care Centre, Albury Nursery, Baked By Sam.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in DA7

From a sample of 120 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DA7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 15% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Bexley

Landlines around DA7 typically use:

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What's it like living in DA7?

Postcodes in DA7

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.